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A review by cody240fc
The Cactus League by Emily Nemens
3.0
Most people are probably going to focus on Nemens’ use of the multiple POV, a structure she utilizes with much success (except for the chapter centering around the team owner with a bruised ego, as well the chapter focusing on the players’ wives). Nemens appears to have logged some time at spring training herself, and she paints the whole mess with clear lines for us readers.
What really stood out to me, however, was the tone Nemens sets throughout the story. This is not a story of redemption, nor is it a story of doom and gloom. With ‘The Cactus League’ Nemens gives us the hint that things might turn out all right, but in a likelihood probably not.
A couple of readers have mentioned that baseball really is a perfect metaphor for life, and I tend to agree. Nemens does the game justice. A promising debut. Solid three stars.
What really stood out to me, however, was the tone Nemens sets throughout the story. This is not a story of redemption, nor is it a story of doom and gloom. With ‘The Cactus League’ Nemens gives us the hint that things might turn out all right, but in a likelihood probably not.
A couple of readers have mentioned that baseball really is a perfect metaphor for life, and I tend to agree. Nemens does the game justice. A promising debut. Solid three stars.